Bernhoft

Bernhoft at Transbordeur

At Transbordeur, we are proud to welcome Bernhoft, an artist whose live reputation precedes him and whose blend of soul, pop, and inventive loop-driven performance is made for a room that thrives on nuance and energy. From our vantage point as hosts, his current artistic momentum feels palpable: recent sets have highlighted sleek, contemporary textures and a renewed appetite for rhythmic daring, while retaining the heartfelt songwriting that first drew audiences to him. Expect the supple vocal agility and one-man-band wizardry that turned songs like C'mon Talk and Choices into electrifying communal moments, joined by more recent repertoire such as Humanoid and Dancing on My Knees that showcases a leaner, future-facing edge. Whether he appears solo with his signature looping rig or brings the expanded colors of his band project, Bernhoft & The Fashion Bruises, the show we are preparing for Transbordeur puts his evolution front and center—grooves that unfurl with surgical precision, harmonies stacked in real time, and arrangements that keep surprising you bar after bar.

A song-first production shaped for Lyon

Our production team is curating the room to serve Bernhoft’s sound the way it deserves to be heard—tight, warm, and intimate even when the beat hits hard. The Transbordeur PA is tuned for clarity in the low mids (where his vocal body and acoustic guitar often live) and for the sparkle that lets his falsetto glide over the pulse. It’s a setup that flatters the micro-dynamics of a loop builder: the snap of a handclap, the breath on a phrase ending, the moment a bassline slides in under the melody. In recent tours Bernhoft has leaned into sleek, modern soul colors, and we anticipate a setlist arc that balances the uplift of Humanoid and Dancing on My Knees with crowd-favorite catharsis on C'mon Talk and Choices. We are planning lighting cues that mirror his live layering—building from single-source intimacy into saturated washes and sharp backlight hits as the arrangements bloom—so that each song feels like a cinematic reveal. The objective is simple: to pair the heartbeat of Lyon’s audience with an artist whose timing, tone, and craft turn a concert into a shared act of listening.

From the stage sightlines to the room’s natural punch, Transbordeur is a playground for artists who thrive on immediacy, and Bernhoft’s latest performances are exactly that: immediate, generous, and rhythm-forward. His current artistic chapter favors fluid transitions and reimagined arrangements, so even longtime listeners hear something fresh in the way a groove is reharmonized or a chorus is stretched for maximal tension-and-release. That spirit of renewal is what we are amplifying in the room: subtle pre-show ambience that eases you into the first tune, crisp changeovers that keep momentum alive, and a mix position tuned to make the vocal ride effortlessly over the loops without losing the grain of the guitar. Expect moments built for collective singing, agile detours into beatbox-and-bass vamps, and dynamic peaks that carry the room as one. As a venue, our promise is to fold that artistry into an experience that feels both handcrafted and expansive—an evening at Transbordeur where every layer Bernhoft builds lands with intention and every song, from recent standouts like Humanoid and Dancing on My Knees to beloved staples C'mon Talk and Choices, finds its perfect space to resonate.